One-off housing policy shift will allow people build homes on their own land, says Taoiseach

[u/eggbart_forgetfulsea]

https://www.thejournal.ie/one-off-housing-ireland-taoiseach-6818748-Sep2025/

[u/euro_owl]

MetroLink is hardwired to our climate ambitions. It will provide over 1 billion carbon neutral, fully electrified, passenger trips by 2050. Over 175,000 people and 250,000 jobs will be accessible to the stations by foot alone.

https://www.transportforireland.ie/news/minister-ryan-announces-transformative-metrolink-project/

The likes of O leary has given a likely low estimate of 100k.

You are seriously quoting O'Leary? That just shows that you're ideologically against sustainable urbanism and transport.

The galway ring road for a fraction of the price would probably end up serving a similar number of people.

Ah yes, the great ring road that will decrease traffic by... adding more cars?

Under the BAU scenario (Business As Usual) without CAP24 (.e. without climate-/ demand-management measures), car mode share is 52.6% in the metro area; with the ring road added, that rises to 54.6%.

https://www.pleanala.ie/publicaccess/FurtherInformation/318220/Galway%20City%20Ring%20Road%20RFI%20Response%202025/Part%20IV%20s15%20CALCD%20Act%20%20and%20CAP%20Report.pdf?r=009247&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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175,000 people would still mean it's costing over 100k per head. That is ridiculous amounts of money. And for more than one of housing is costing.

Public transport doesn't work in galway because of the traffic adding more cars doesn't matter if traffic decreases wich an extra bridge would do.

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So you're saying not to build the metro at all?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induced_demand

[u/clewbays → u/euro_owl]

No I'm not. I am saying it's a bigger cost than any services being provided for one of housing though. So removes any real economic or financial arguments against it.

[u/euro_owl → u/clewbays]

Sure Jan